Influencers Receive Backlash for Promoting & Attending Saudi Arabia Festival [Details]

MDL Beast Festival took place over the weekend with high prile B2B sets to attract the masses — but the event hasn’t come and gone without some major controversy. Instagram influencers and publications are receiving backlash for promoting the Saudi Arabian dance music event. MDL Beast followed through like a typical EDM …

Afrojack Just Got Engaged!

Afrojack and Elettra Lamborghini are getting married! Not only do the Dutch DJ/producer and Italian singer/entertainer make for the ultimate musical power couple, they’ve taken their relationship to the next level. In the Instagram post below, Elettra shares her excitement and shows f her stunning engagement ring. She writes: My best …

Apple Sold $6 Billion Worth of AirPods In 2019

Apple‘s popular wireless earbuds, AirPods nearly doubled in sales to $6 billion this year. Top analyst and investor, Toni Sacconaghi Bernstein projects that Apple could sell even more — as much as 85 million AirPods in 2020 — and generate $15 billion in revenue. That is, if sales consistently rise in 2020. In …

Juice WRLD Raps About Taking “Molly At The Rave” In Posthumous New Track

Juice WRLD is about to blow us away one last time… Before the superstar rapper passed away, he was able to share one his greatest gifts with British Beats 1 radio host Charlie Sloth. This previously unreleased freestyle below captures Juice in his element, with never-before-seen footage from the series “Fire …

Hilary Duff & Matthew Koma Just Got Married!

Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma just tied the knot! This power couple has been ruling the entertainment industry for years and now they’ll take it on together. You may remember Duff from TV shows like “Younger and “Lizzie McGuire.” And, singer/songwriter/producer Koma from popular EDM collaborations with Zedd, Ghastly, Tiesto, Said …

Noisia Debuts BANGER New Collab with Skrillex & It’s Exactly What Skrillex Fans Have Been Wanting

One ID bound to make bass heads everywhere stop dead in their tracks to listen is most definitely this Skrillex x Noisia collaboration. A short clip the new ID captured below exposes the mind-blowing bass soon to blast the scene with its straight up powerhouse production. It’s immediately apparent this …

New Artist Profile: Indigenous Canadian Rapper Hope Makes a Case for the 'Red Man'

Hip hop newcomer Hope’s bio names his First Nation British Columbian tribe, the Leq’a:mel, in the very first sentence, so it’s only fair that we do the same. Between his album title, the album cover which shows a childhood image Hope with redacted text that presumably used to contain his …

TikTok Who? Triller Overtakes TikTok In US, Signs On Marshmello & More As Partners

Triller has reportedly overtaken TikTok in the United States with 26.5 million monthly average users and more than 75 million total users. It’s also the 28th most downloaded app overall. Millions have made Triller videos on the fly including Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber, Rae Sremmurd, Rita Ora, Kevin Hart and more, …

Spotify Finally Launches Its Long-Awaited “Friend” Feature

Spotify is changing the way we interact with friends on the platform. A new feature called “Tastebuds” allows users to explore the musical tastes their friends. Until this point, Spotify has seriously lacked on features to allow friends to interact the platform. “Friend Activity” has been available for quite some time, …

Velvet Code Delivers Powerful Interview About Music And Beyond

VELVET CODE (real name Marlon Wurmitzer) is a Canadian electropop artist, DJ, and producer based in Toronto. As a songwriter and music producer, Velvet Code’s influences include Madonna, Freddie Mercury, Robyn, and Muse. His music can be described as a modern take on 1980’s pop with heavy influences electropop and …

NEW: Louis The Child, Shöckface, deadmau5, Hex Cougar – Your EDM | Week In Music

The month December undoubtedly feels like one the craziest yet, not only are the holidays quickly approaching a plethora irresistible records have been dropping like flies. This week we saw a new compilation album by deadmau5’s mau5trap label, a new Louis The Child single with Naomi Wild & Couros, a …

Tekashi 6ix9ine Won’t Be Released For A While Now, Receives Official Prison Sentence

After a very public imprisonment and series hearings, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has ficially received a sentence 24 months in prison and 5 years supervised release as a result his cooperation as state’s witness. Tekashi, real name Daniel Hernandez, was facing 47 years to life in prison for a litany criminal acts, but …

Live Nation Stocks Dive As Department of Justice Plans Legal Action Against Mega-Promoter

Directly after news broke the Department Justice‘s plans to take legal action against Live Nation, the company’s stock dropped significantly. On December, 13, Live Nation shares closed at $64.34, down 7.3% or $5.09. At the time this writing they’re down to $63.56. Even so, Live Nation shares have increased approximately 30.6% this year. …

Bailo Drops A "H4EATER" On Us & It's Free [The Treatment Records]

Bailo has rapidly become the most promising upcoming producer trap music. He’s had quite a year, kicking it f with what has already become one for the biggest Hard Trap anthems the year, “FUCCBOI”, released Geffen Records with Lil Jon and Styles and Complete. He’s also received support from the biggest …

Zeds Dead & Subtronics Tease Remix Of Atmosphere's Legendary "God Loves Ugly"

Zeds Dead and Subtronics‘ collaboration “Bumpy Teeth” may be out tomorrow, but it appears it isn’t the last we’ll hear this pairing. This past weekend, @actualriddimdad on Twitter asked, “If you had the ability to create a festival and bring In 10 artists, who would you bring in?” The tweet …

REPORT: Tekashi 6ix9ine Will Be Released from Prison This Week

According to various reports, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine could be released from jail as early as this Wednesday. An original report from OnSmash suggested that all charges were being dropped and that Tekashi would be released within 72 hours. In January this year, Tekashi, real name Daniel Hernandez, plead guilty to nine federal counts, including …

Ja Rule Speaks Out On What Happened At Fyre Festival In New Single “Fyre” [LISTEN +LYRICS]

With so much the media focusing on Billy McFarland, Ja Rule’s involvement in Fyre Festival has been mostly downplayed. However, the rapper/mogul was a partner in the festival and his role remains the same, even after McFarland’s time in court. Now, it seems Ja Rule is looking to clear up …

Red Hot Chili Peppers Welcome Back Iconic Guitarist John Frusciante

The Red Hot Chili Peppers ficially have their iconic guitarist John Frusciante back in the band. Just hours ago, the group made an ficial announcement  Flea‘s Instagram account. They are “parting ways” with their guitarist the past ten years, Josh Klinghfer — who was Frusciante’s replacement when he left in 2009. The …

REPORT: US Justice Department Preparing Legal Action Against Live Nation

New information from sources in the Justice Department suggests that the US government is preparing legal action against Live Nation for violating the merger settlement Live Nation and Ticketmaster reached with the government in 2010. The settlement, known as a consent decree, at its core, forbade Live Nation from forcing venues …

Justice Are Giving Away Lifetime Guestlist "Golden Tickets" for Christmas & I NEED One

This Christmas, Justice is giving the gift that keeps on giving! Some extremely lucky fans who purchased (or have yet to purchase) an Ultimate Pack IRIS: A Space Opera by Justice from the band’s ficial online store will receive lifetime guestlist. These golden tickets are valid for any club show, …

REPORT: Juice WRLD’s Initial Autopsy Results Are In

Juice WRLD‘s initial autopsy has been deemed “inconclusive,” according to a new report. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office released a statement on Monday calling for more studies to determine his cause death. Cardiac pathology, neuropathology, toxicology and histology will be necessary to determine what exactly happened. Furthermore, Chicago police spokesman …

Denver's Best Thursday Party Just Dropped A MASSIVE Lineup for January & February

Your EDM’s brand new parties with Temple Denver are reaching a whole new level in 2020. Immediately following the new year, we are hosting a local takeover on 1/2 followed by rising duo X&G on 1/9 who recently featured on a Dog Blood (Skrillex x Boys Noize) track, “4 MIND” with josh pan. …

REPORT: Juice WRLD Took “Unknown Pills“ Before Death, Drugs Found On His Private Jet

On Sunday, rapper Juice WRLD was pronounced dead at a hospital after suffering a seizure deboarding a plane at Chicago’s Midway Airport. He was 21 years old. Now, sources aboard the plane and from law enforcement tell TMZ that he took several “unknown pills” prior to the seizures. Juice’s history abuse …

Juice WRLD Dead at 21 After Seizure in Chicago's Midway Airport

According to an exclusive by TMZ and corroborated by other media outlets, popular young rapper Juice WRLD has died at the age 21. He suffered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport early this morning. “Juice’s flight from California landed early Sunday morning and, after deplaning …,” writes TMZ, “witnesses tell us he …

ATTLAS Shares "Sinner Complicated" Ahead of His Debut Album

ATTLAS kept quiet most 2019 aside from his dynamic Storyline mix series, leaving fans longing for new progressive treats and wondering what was next for him. Wait no longer, as the mau5trap mainstay debuts “Sinner Complicated,” a whirring six-minute progressive journey. Chock full intricate melodies and lush synths, “Sinner Complicated” …

Artists Post Their Own Spotify Wrapped 2019 Stats & Some Of The Numbers Are Insane

The Spotify Wrapped 2019 numbers are out now, and if you haven’t checked yours, find out how here. But along with user data, Artists have also gotten their end–year streaming stats and some the results are mind-blowing. Lots breakout artists have had terrific years, including Blanke, TYNAN, Moore Kismet, and …

Diplo Joins Latest Trend & Suns His Butthole In X-Rated Instagram Post

If you missed out on the recent butthole sunning trend on Instagram, I’m still not sure if you should be glad or disappointed. Essentially, it began last month after ‘wellness’ Instagrammer Metaphysical Meagan posted the NSFW picture on her own social media accounts, saying incorporating butthole sunning into her morning routine …

HOW TO: Spotify Wrapped 2019

The end the year is here, and you know what that means: Spotify Wrapped. The largest streaming service in the world is back with another annual look at what you’ve listened to and how much you’ve listened to it. It will break your listening habits down by genre, artist, album, song, …